Shadowing Practice: She’s a Witch! - Studio C - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Order! Order!
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We stand trial today on Cleda Dunn, accused of 17 counts of Witchcraft. How do you plead?
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Not guilty your honor.
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I- I saw her turn into a puff of smoke!
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She cast a spell on my wife and children!
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Yeah and she opened my pickle jar when I couldn't get it open!
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Yeah! Get her! Witch! Hiss Hezekiah state your case.
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Your honor, this witch performed the most devious act of witchcraft I ever saw Last Tewsday, She opened a jar I had been struggling with for 40 minutes!
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With one twist! She used telepathy to open it?
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Worse your honor Her hands! I mean how could she A woman Open a jar that I the strongest man in the village could not, hmmm?
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Witch! I saw it!
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If not witchcraft then what? My husband is weak?! Is that what it is?
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Is that what's happening?
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No! No! It's witchcraft! It's dark and it's twisted and mean!
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Wwwitch! Your honor this is ridiculous!
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Last Tuesday I was churning butter, as is a woman's duty, when I began to hear a weak grunting.
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Ah!
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Keep her away from my jar!
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It was the saddest sound Like a toddler with a cold trying to crawl into bed on their own After 45 minutes I used my strong butter churning wrists to open it!
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Your honor may I show the jury?
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Bailiff? Wwwwitchcraft!
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I'm buff! -Yes!
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I am! -You're buff!
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Okay, next witness please!
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I- I- I saw her turn into a smoke please I- Boring!
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I've got a better story!
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Last Wednesday I observed she sacrificed an animal in front of my very eyes!
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And then she used mind powers to alter my moods, all in front of my dear sweet wife, she's a witch!
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Your honor I saw Trevor Ed, scream crying on his porch last Wednesday because he saw a spider Oh spider! Where where where?
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So I killed the spider and I patted his back to comfort him She used a- a- a- a some sort of a witch potion to quiet me!
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He said, "I need a loli! I'm so" and I quote "scared! That was scary!" It was....
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And his wife saw the whole thing She embarrassed me in front of my dear sweet Mitsy, right honey?
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No no no no -oh good Yeah she's a witch!
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Order, order! Bring out the next accuser I- I have real evidence that Cleda is a witch she tavels by smo- Marcus Fleming your honor Let me start by saying I'm sick of these weak men using their inadequacies to unfairly accuse Cleda It's wrong! -OH thank you Marcus!
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Being strong and fearless doesn't make you a witch!
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Being funnier than me in front of my family does! WITCH! HISS!
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Marcus I was just joking!
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Last Sunday she joined my family for a picnic I noticed she had eaten a lot of hazelnuts so I said, "Hey Cleda, good news is hazelnuts DO grow on trees!" And nobody laughed except my wife!
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Ha ha ha. That's my hubs. He's a very funny man, I mean it.
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And then she looked at my plate and said "Want some bread with that butter?" No! No! I'm the funny one! No I'm ruined!
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I have made a decision!
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Insecurity does not make Cleda a witch She's a bad mamma jamma But she's not a witch Thank you judge!
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Now if you'll excuse me I have some witchly duties to perform I told you!
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How did you know?!
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WITCH!
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Ah, another just and fair day ruled by me, wait! I'm not done making a few judgely calls!
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For one, I order you to like this video.
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And finally to wrap up this sentencing, you must also subscribe to this channel!
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There, now I'm done, ms. camera person you may pan away...
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Yes
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación de nivel B2 se basa en el vídeo “She’s a Witch! - Studio C”. Las palabras que más se repiten: witch, honor, Cleda, gasps, weak. Este vídeo tiene 50 frases y 657 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 5:21. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 123 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. Solo el 70 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es exigente. 10 de sus 50 frases son preguntas, así que sirve para practicar la entonación de las preguntas y las respuestas cortas.
Vocabulario clave de este vídeo
Las 15 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| gasp verbo | /ɡæsp/ | ahogar un grito, afogar un grito |
| witchcraft sustantivo | /ˈwɪt͡ʃkɹæft/ | brujería, agüizote |
| grunt sustantivo | /ɡɹʌnt/ | gruñido |
| churn verbo | /t͡ʃɝn/ | batir, agitar |
| hazelnut sustantivo | /ˈheɪzəlˌnʌt/ | avellana |
| buff sustantivo | /bʌf/ | color del ante |
| accuse verbo | /əˈkjuz/ | acusar |
| accuser sustantivo | /əˈkju.zɚ/ | acusador, acusadora |
| devious adjetivo | /ˈdiː.vi.əs/ | artero, taimado |
| giggle verbo | /ˈɡɪɡl̩/ | reír[se] tontamente, soltar risitas |
| inadequacy sustantivo | /ɪˈnædɪkwəsi/ | inadecuación |
| pickle sustantivo | /ˈpɪkəl/ | encurtido |
| potion sustantivo | /ˈpoʊ.ʃən/ | poción, potingue |
| stifle verbo | /ˈstaɪf(ə)l/ | sofocar |
| telepathy sustantivo | /tɛˈlɛp.ə.θi/ | telepatía |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Significado |
|---|---|
| bring out verbo | realzar, resaltar |
| wrap up verbo | envolver, arrebujar |
Frases que vale la pena repetir
Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:
- How do you plead?
- My husband is weak?!
- Your honor may I show the jury?
- I've got a better story!
- I'm so" and I quote "scared!
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 12 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, couldn't, doesn't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: potion /ˈpoʊ.ʃən/, vanish /ˈvænɪʃ/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: inadequacy /ɪˈnædɪkwəsi/, telepathy /tɛˈlɛp.ə.θi/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: stifle /ˈstaɪf(ə)l/, scare /skɛɚ/, scream /skɹiːm/
- /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: devious /ˈdiː.vi.əs/, vanish /ˈvænɪʃ/, observe /əbˈzɜːv/
- /z/ — sonora, no /s/: hazelnut /ˈheɪzəlˌnʌt/, accuse /əˈkjuz/, accuser /əˈkju.zɚ/, observe /əbˈzɜːv/
Cómo practicar con este vídeo
- Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
- Haz shadowing frase por frase a velocidad normal, repitiendo cada una hasta que tu ritmo coincida con el del hablante.
- Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como gasp, witchcraft, grunt.
¿Qué es la Técnica de Shadowing?
Shadowing es una técnica de aprendizaje de idiomas respaldada por la ciencia, desarrollada originalmente para la formación de intérpretes profesionales y popularizada por el políglota Dr. Alexander Arguelles. El método es simple pero poderoso: escuchas audio en inglés nativo y lo repites en voz alta de inmediato, como una sombra que sigue al hablante con solo 1-2 segundos de retraso. A diferencia de la escucha pasiva o los ejercicios de gramática, el shadowing obliga a tu cerebro y músculos de la boca a procesar y reproducir simultáneamente patrones de habla reales. Las investigaciones muestran que mejora significativamente la precisión de la pronunciación, la entonación, el ritmo, el habla conectada, la comprensión auditiva y la fluidez al hablar, convirtiéndola en una de las metodologías más efectivas para la preparación del IELTS Speaking y la comunicación en inglés en el mundo real.